I just wish 1 of the people who doesn't have the problems I have with 7.1
could give me an idea what we're doing different but so far, I've asked 3
people about it and 2 jumped down my throat, 1 is a proven liar and trouble
starter anyway so I don't count him really, another one I guess he knows
some one at FS or something so they can do no wrong in his eyes, and the
other person just plain didn't answer the question.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: Off Topic - Jaws 7.1 Memory requirements
> Hi John.
>
> I ran into some problems on two machines where a user would be trying to
> edit a MS Word document and would be just arrowing around the document
> when
> the cursor would abruptly move to the top of the document. I was able to
> observe this repeatedly on the two machines in question, and they were
> both
> running JAWS 7.0. Upgrading the machines to JAWS 7.10 cured the problem
> on
> both machines, and that is primarily what keeps me from being a big fan of
> 7.0.
>
> I think that what makes these comparisons so hard is that different
> computer users use the machines in different ways, and almost no two
> people
> have Windows configured in exactly the same way, and sometimes things
> affect performance that you would not expect to do so.
>
> I for one would feel a lot more comfortable with JAWS if it were less
> touchy about video, as I tend to think that is really their achilles heel.
>
> I'll stick by what I said last night, though. I like having the
> capability
> to script programs. Window-Eyes' hyperactive windows are handy for some
> things, but they also impose some limitations that are just not an issue
> for JAWS. I don't think in this business it is ever all one or the
> other--you just have to weigh what is important to you.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
> At 08:21 AM 10/30/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>>I think 7.0 is 1 of the best versions made but 6.2 wasn't too bad either.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 10:49 PM
>>Subject: Re: Off Topic - Jaws 7.1 Memory requirements
>>
>>
>> > No fooling! I think I figured that out quite a while ago. Lots of
>> > sarcasm
>> > intended!
>> >
>> > I use it at work, and I was unimpressed enough with it there that I
>> > will
>> > not spend personal money on it at home. That is why I am taking a wait
>> > and
>> > see posture with it before spending any more money on it. I've got one
>> > foot out the door.
>> >
>> > 73.
>> > --Lou K2LKK
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > At 06:54 PM 10/28/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>> >>That won't work. You must be authorized to run 7.0 and 7.10 and if you
>> >>didn't keep up your SMA, you aren't authorized if it expired with 6.20.
>> >>
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 5:52 PM
>> >>Subject: Re: Off Topic - Jaws 7.1 Memory requirements
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>So, just download it off Freedom Scientific's web site. They archive
>> >>all
>> >>the previous versions up there. Even if you have a slow internet
>> >>connection, it only takes a few minutes for a friend with high speed to
>> >>download it and dump it to a CD-RW.
>> >>
>> >>--Lou K2LKK
>> >
>> > Louis Kim Kline
>> > A.R.S. K2LKK
>> > Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>> > Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>> > Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
>> >
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
> Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
>
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